Power plants in Tennessee
107 operating power projects with 23,758 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
107
Nameplate capacity
23,758 MW
Counties with a plant
51
Operators
68
Capacity by fuel
Natural gas · 7,383 MW · 12Coal · 5,666 MW · 4Nuclear · 4,981 MW · 2Hydro · 2,520 MW · 28Pumped storage · 1,714 MW · 1Solar · 1,244 MW · 54Other fuels · 250 MW · 6
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Tennessee
Top 50 · All 107 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland (TN) | Coal | 2,600 | Stewart | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Watts Bar Nuclear Plant | Nuclear | 2,540 | Rhea | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Sequoyah | Nuclear | 2,441 | Hamilton | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Gallatin (TN) | Coal and natural gas | 1,918 | Sumner | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Raccoon Mountain | Pumped storage | 1,714 | Hamilton | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Kingston | Coal | 1,700 | Roane | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Johnsonville | Natural gas | 1,676 | Humphreys | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Lagoon Creek | Natural gas | 1,625 | Haywood | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Allen | Natural gas | 1,290 | Shelby | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| John Sevier | Natural gas | 997 | Hawkins | Tennessee Valley Authority |
Tennessee power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Tennessee
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
SR AdamsvilleSolar · 25 MW · McNairy County · July 2026SR SequatchieSolar · 8 MW · Sequatchie County · July 2026Graceland Solar, LLCSolar · 150 MW · Shelby County · May 2026Yum Yum Solar LLCSolar · 147 MW · Fayette County · May 2026SR Millington IISolar · 74.9 MW · Shelby County · May 2026SR South GibsonSolar · 4.8 MW · Gibson County · May 2026
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Authority32 plants · 21,365 MW
USCE-Nashville District6 plants · 478 MW
Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower LP2 plants · 206 MW
Eastman Chemical Co-TN Ops1 plant · 194 MW
Leeward Asset Management, LLC1 plant · 177 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 107 plants in Tennessee, by county
Anderson County 2 plants
- Norris Dam Hydro · 131.4 MW
- Chestnut Ridge Gas Recovery Landfill gas · 4.8 MW
Bedford County 1 plant
- SR Bell Buckle Solar · 35 MW
Benton County 2 plants
- West Camden Landfill gas · 4.8 MW
- SR Benton Solar · 3 MW
Blount County 5 plants
- Calderwood Hydro · 156.6 MW
- Chilhowee Hydro · 49.8 MW
- SR Maryville East Solar · 7.5 MW
- SR Blount, LLC Solar · 1.5 MW
- SR Maryville Solar · 1.3 MW
Carroll County 1 plant
- SR Trezevant Solar · 6.5 MW
Clay County 1 plant
- Dale Hollow Hydro · 54 MW
Davidson County 4 plants
- J P Priest Hydro · 28 MW
- Vanderbilt University Power Plant Natural gas · 13.5 MW
- Opryland USA Natural gas · 4.5 MW
- Music City Community Solar Solar · 1.6 MW
DeKalb County 1 plant
- Center Hill Hydro · 156 MW
Dickson County 1 plant
- Cheatham Hydro · 36 MW
Fayette County 4 plants
- Yum Yum Solar LLC Solar · 147 MW
- SR Canadaville, LLC Solar · 16 MW
- Wildberry Solar · 15 MW
- Somerville Solar Solar · 2.3 MW
Franklin County 1 plant
- Tims Ford Hydro · 45.7 MW
Gibson County 2 plants
- SR South Gibson Solar · 4.8 MW
- SR Trenton Solar · 2.3 MW
Greene County 3 plants
- SR Greenville I Solar · 4.8 MW
- SR Greenville II Solar · 4.8 MW
- SR Albany, LLC Solar · 4.3 MW
Hamilton County 5 plants
- Sequoyah Nuclear · 2,441 MW
- Raccoon Mountain Pumped storage · 1,713.6 MW
- Chickamauga Hydro · 159.6 MW
- Volkswagen Solar System Solar · 7.6 MW
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Solar Solar · 2.5 MW
Hancock County 1 plant
- Powell Valley Oil · 22 MW
Hardeman County 2 plants
- Latitude Solar Center Solar · 15 MW
- SR Bolivar Solar · 3.3 MW
Hardin County 2 plants
- Pickwick Landing Dam Hydro · 240 MW
- Packaging Corp of America Wood biomass · 72.5 MW
Hawkins County 1 plant
- John Sevier Natural gas · 996.9 MW
Haywood County 5 plants
- Lagoon Creek Natural gas · 1,625.2 MW
- Brownsville Peaking Power Natural gas · 460 MW
- West Tennessee Solar Farm Solar · 4.2 MW
- Haywood Solar Solar · 3 MW
- SR Brownsville Solar · 3 MW
Henderson County 1 plant
- SR Lexington Solar · 6.5 MW
Henry County 1 plant
- SR Paris Solar · 6.8 MW
Hickman County 1 plant
- SR Hickman Solar · 5.5 MW
Humphreys County 1 plant
- Johnsonville Natural gas · 1,676 MW
Jefferson County 2 plants
- Cherokee Dam Hydro · 135 MW
- SR White Pine, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Knox County 1 plant
- University of Tennessee Steam Plant Natural gas · 5 MW
Lake County 1 plant
- Ridgely Energy Farm Solar · 177 MW
Lauderdale County 1 plant
- SR Forked Deer Solar · 2.5 MW
Lincoln County 1 plant
- Elora Solar Solar · 150 MW
Loudon County 3 plants
- Fort Loudoun Hydro · 153.3 MW
- Melton Hill Hydro · 72 MW
- Primient Loudon Plant Natural gas · 61.4 MW
Madison County 3 plants
- SR McKellar Solar · 70 MW
- Providence Solar Solar · 16 MW
- SR Jackson II Solar · 1 MW
Marion County 1 plant
- Nickajack Hydro · 103.9 MW
McMinn County 1 plant
- DMAT Denso - SEAT Solar Holdings, LLC Solar · 5.3 MW
McNairy County 5 plants
- SR Adamsville Solar · 25 MW
- Selmer I Solar · 16 MW
- Mulberry Farm LLC Solar · 15.8 MW
- Selmer Farm LLC Solar · 15.8 MW
- Selmer II Solar · 8 MW
Montgomery County 3 plants
- SR Clarksville II, LLC Solar · 4.8 MW
- Bi-County Gas Producers Landfill gas · 3 MW
- SR Clarksville, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Obion County 1 plant
- OETN1 Solar · 100 MW
Overton County 1 plant
- SR Monroe, LLC Solar · 4.8 MW
Polk County 4 plants
Rhea County 2 plants
- Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Nuclear · 2,539.8 MW
- Watts Bar Hydro Hydro · 174.6 MW
Roane County 1 plant
- Kingston Coal · 1,700 MW
Rutherford County 2 plants
- MTSU Power Co-Gen Plant Natural gas · 5 MW
- SR Christiana, LLC Solar · 3.3 MW
Sequatchie County 2 plants
- SR Sequatchie Solar · 8 MW
- SR Marion, LLC Solar · 1.3 MW
Sevier County 1 plant
- Douglas Dam Hydro · 150.8 MW
Shelby County 6 plants
- Allen Natural gas · 1,290.1 MW
- Graceland Solar, LLC Solar · 150 MW
- SR Millington II Solar · 74.9 MW
- Millington Solar Farm Solar · 53 MW
- SR Innovation - NIKE PV Solar · 1.5 MW
- IKEA Memphis 508 Solar · 1.1 MW
Smith County 1 plant
- Cordell Hull Hydro · 99.9 MW
Stewart County 1 plant
- Cumberland (TN) Coal · 2,600 MW
Sullivan County 5 plants
- Tennessee Eastman Operations Coal · 194.3 MW
- Boone Dam Hydro · 105.9 MW
- Fort Patrick Henry Hydro · 59.4 MW
- Domtar Kingsport Mill Natural gas · 50 MW
- South Holston Hydro · 38.5 MW
Sumner County 2 plants
- Gallatin (TN) Coal · 1,918.4 MW
- Old Hickory Hydro · 103.7 MW
Warren County 2 plants
- Great Falls (TN) Hydro · 33.7 MW
- McMinnville Oil and biomass · 24 MW
Washington County 3 plants
- SR Washington I, LLC Solar · 9 MW
- SR Gray Solar · 6 MW
- SR Jonesborough Solar · 4.4 MW
Weakley County 1 plant
- Gleason Generating Facility Natural gas · 567.8 MW
Questions about power plants in Tennessee
How many power plants are in Tennessee?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 107 operating power projects in Tennessee, with 23,758 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Tennessee?
Cumberland (TN) in Stewart County, with 2,600 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, with 2,539.8 MW.
How much of Tennessee's capacity is coal?
5,666 MW, about 24% of nameplate capacity. 4 projects have coal as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources